LA Times Crossword Answers for June 9 2026
Every Across and Down clue from today’s LA Times Crossword, with the answers spelled out. Edited by Patti Varol.
Across clues…
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EditorPatti Varol
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Mermaid's realm
SEA
Hoppy beer letters
IPA
Like plagiarized text
STOLEN
Delt neighbor
LAT
La Brea __ Pits
TAR
Resilient person
TOUGHCOOKIE
Method: Abbr.
SYS
Sportscaster Musburger
BRENT
"Another thing ... "
ALSO
Like steaks with a lot of marbling
FATTY
__ and yang
YIN
Singular
LONE
Baghdad locale
IRAQ
Social media debut of a romantic relationship, or what 17-, 29-, and 45-Across have
HARDLAUNCH
iPhone virtual assistant
SIRI
Skip, as a syllable
ELIDE
Passed-down tales
LORE
"Ciao!"
TATA
Breadmaking need
YEAST
Like some Olympic races
SWUM
School composition
ESSAY
Food that might be served alla vodka
PASTA
Diamond experts?
UMPS
"KPop Demon Hunters" bandmate of Mira and Zoey
RUMI
Fuel-carrying ship
OILER
Go past a simmer
BOIL
Cocktail poured with a heavy hand
STIFFDRINK
Teeny bit
IOTA
Norway's capital
OSLO
Texting format, briefly
SMS
Wig makeup
HAIR
"As __ on TV"
SEEN
Dessert that quivers
JELLO
Chopping tool
AXE
Honest amount of reliable work
SOLIDEFFORT
Young chap
LAD
Male cat
TOM
Some church donations
TITHES
Frosty
ICY
Grasped
GOT
↓ Down
All __ Day: November 2
SOULS
"You asked for a fight, you'll get one!"
OHITSONNOW
Square up with
REPAY
Former Russian rulers
TSARS
Walt Disney Concert Hall designer Frank
GEHRY
Shaggy ox
YAK
Letters on some Pride merch
LGBTQIA
Traditional Mexican game of chance
LOTERIA
At a reduced price
ONSALE
Jazz icon Fitzgerald
ELLA
"Thanks a __!"
LOT
Black Power symbol
FIST
Song that might end on a high note
ARIA
Like a cranberry, or a dessert that might contain cranberries
TART
Does some math
ADDS
Very light brown
ECRU
"Wait just a minute!"
HEY
Permit
LET
Dress edge
HEM
Sounds from cows
MOOS
Car
AUTO
"So happy to be back together!"
IMISSEDYOU
Rummage (through)
RIFLE
"Love Is Blind" personal space
POD
Broadcasts
AIRS
Car-unlocking tool
SLIMJIM
Grew anxious
TENSED
Torah holder
ARK
Assassin's Creed game company
UBISOFT
Time sheet figs.
HRS
Pocket bread
PITA
Defeat, as a dragon
SLAY
Enemies
FOES
Pixieish
ELFIN
Never
NOTONCE
Wright of "Black Panther"
LETITIA
Red carpet celebs
ALIST
Precision knife brand
XACTO